investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
such ... as; or some such
feeling; sense; impression
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to speak; to hear a voice
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
(your, his, her) daughter
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide